Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
13 June 2025 Daily Human Rights Report
(06/061) Prisoner Died in Prison…
According to news reports on June 12, 2025, it was learned that an inmate named Serkan Bozan, who was being held at the Iğdır S-Type Prison, had lost his life. The reports claim that the prison administration informed the family that Serkan Bozan had committed suicide.
(06/062) Prisoner Died in Prison…
On June 11, 2025, news reports indicated that Fatih Yardımcı, an inmate held at the Ağrı Erciş Open Prison, had lost his life. According to the reports, the inmate passed away at the hospital where he was receiving treatment.
(06/063) Inmate Died in Prison…
On June 12, 2025, it was reported that Ercüment Aktolga, an inmate held at Ankara Sincan No. 2 L-Type Prison, died of a heart attack in the bathroom.
(06/064) Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Prison…
According to news reports on June 12, 2025, it was alleged that Ercüment Aktolga, who died of a heart attack while taking a shower at Ankara Sincan No. 2 L-Type Prison, was being held in a ward with a capacity of 28 inmates, but there were 68 inmates in the ward.
(06/065) Police Intervention in Ankara…
On June 12, 2025, police intervened in a protest organized by the Platform for an End to the Occupation in Palestine and other political parties and organizations in the Çankaya district of Ankara, arresting six people using physical violence and handcuffing them behind their backs.
(06/066) Journalists Detained in an Investigation Centered in Artvin…
Journalists Semra Pelek, Dicle Baştürk, Ozan Cırık, who works for Sendika.org, and Melisa Efe, who works as a translator for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, were detained on June 13, 2025, as part of an investigation based in Artvin. It was learned that the journalists would be taken to Artvin. It was reported that a confidentiality order had been issued regarding the investigation file.
(06/067) Trial of a Journalist in Van…
The trial of journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu began on June 13, 2025, at the Van Heavy Penal Court No. 2. The indictment seeks punishment for Reyhan Hacıoğlu on the charge of “being a member of an illegal organization.” The court decided to release Reyhan Hacıoğlu and adjourned the hearing to October 9, 2025.
Reyhan Hacıoğlu was arrested on January 20, 2025.
(06/068) Lawyer Under Investigation in Giresun…
According to news reports on June 13, 2025, an investigation was launched by the Giresun Espiye Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against lawyer Sevda Karataş Şahin on the grounds of her social media posts regarding the arrest of the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor, and it was learned that the lawyer went to the prosecutor’s office to give a statement.
(06/069) University Students in Kayseri Subject to Investigation and Disciplinary Inquiry…
According to news reports on June 13, 2025, six students at Erciyes University in Kayseri, whose names could not be learnt, were subject to an investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for participating in protests against the detention of the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor. Additionally, the university rectorate also initiated a disciplinary investigation against them.
(06/070) Teachers in İzmir Who Received Disciplinary Penalties…
According to news reports on June 12, 2025, disciplinary investigations were launched against three teachers working in the Bornova district of İzmir for discussing gender equality in their classes on March 8, International Women’s Day, and as a result of the investigations, the three teachers were reprimanded.
(06/071) University Students Subject to Disciplinary Investigations…
According to news reports on June 12, 2025, disciplinary investigations were initiated against eight students at Koç University in Istanbul for displaying signs reading “Murderer Israel” and “collaborator” at two booths during the university’s spring festival.
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